Chinese tourists flock to Chatswood

New research shows the shopping centre in Sydney’s northern suburbs is the most popular shopping centre in NSW for Chinese travellers visiting for more than 30 days.

Chatswood Chase is the most popular shopping centre for Chinese travellers.

Chinese tourists are big business for advertisers, with 1.6 million visiting Australia in 2017, spending more than $10 billion on local goods and services during their trip, media chief marketing officer Michaela Chan said.

The Australia China Business Council has tipped Chinese tourism to Australia to triple to 3.3 million people a year by 2026. When overlaid with demographic statistics, it shows many of the visitors were in areas with significant Chinese populations. Chatswood’s population is about a third Chinese.